PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Havas Mitautas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Buma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Mitautas
vs
Buma

170 cm
28
145 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

150 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Havas Mitautas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Buma!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitautas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Buma looks to land a combination but Mitautas avoids it well.
Buma misses with a double jab.
Buma connects with a jab.

It looks like Havas Mitautas has been cut.
Buma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitautas.
Mitautas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buma throws a series of punches but Mitautas avoids them all with ease.
Mitautas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Buma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Buma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mitautas misses with a body kick.
Mitautas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Buma throws a right and a left that Mitautas avoids nicely.
Buma swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Mitautas.
Buma misses with a wild combination.
Mitautas throws a leg kick but Buma sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Buma.
Mitautas throws a low kick but Buma moves out of range easily.
Buma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Buma checks a leg kick nicely.
Mitautas feints and then cracks Buma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buma down.
Buma misses the shot to the body.
Mitautas scores with a head kick. Buma tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Jacob Buma has been cut.
Buma scores with a decent looking hook.
Buma lands a really nice looking cross but Mitautas seems unphased.
Mitautas blocks a jab.
Mitautas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitautas.
Buma lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buma lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Buma.
Buma lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Buma misses.
A good leg kick by Mitautas.
Buma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mitautas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Mitautas is rocked!
Mitautas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mitautas blocks a low kick nicely.
Mitautas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Buma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitautas.
Buma swinging wildly here.
Buma blocks a low kick nicely.
Buma misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Buma.
Mitautas tries to move into range but Buma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Buma throws a body kick that misses
and Mitautas counters with an outside leg kick.
Mitautas blocks a head kick by Buma.
Buma connects with a jab.
Mitautas throws a low kick but Buma moves out of range easily.
Buma is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mitautas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Buma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mitautas doesn't seem bothered though.
Buma throws a hook but Mitautas avoids it easily.
Buma throws a jab when Mitautas was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Buma.
Buma fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitautas misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buma throws a right hand that Mitautas ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitautas also avoids with ease.
Buma misses with a double jab
and Mitautas counters with a low kick, right behind Buma 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buma lunges at Mitautas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mitautas's hand.
Some wild striking there from Buma.
Buma takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Buma throws a body punch but Mitautas moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitautas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mitautas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Buma misses with a head kick.
A big left from Buma misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Buma dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mitautas throws a low kick but Buma moves out of range easily.
Buma tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitautas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mitautas throws a chopping leg kick but Buma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jacob Buma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buma throws an overhand right that lands on Mitautas's shoulder, as Mitautas tries to avoid the shot.
Buma avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mitautas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mitautas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Buma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Buma moves into range and connects with a jab.
Buma lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab from Buma finds it's way through Mitautas's defenses.
Buma throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mitautas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Buma moves out of range of the body kick from Mitautas.
Mitautas misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitautas.
Jacob Buma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buma scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oh Mitautas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitautas is looking to land body kicks.
Mitautas seems to have got his legs back now.
Buma lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mitautas misses with a body kick.
Mitautas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Buma closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mitautas wants to land a leg kick but Buma is out of range.
Buma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Buma - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buma checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mitautas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab from Buma misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitautas is looking to land body kicks.
Mitautas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buma.
Buma misses with a double jab.
Buma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buma misses with a straight left.
Buma throws a combination. Mitautas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jacob Buma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buma tries to bum rush Mitautas with a series of wild strikes but Mitautas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buma is breathing heavily.
Buma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Buma lands a jab.
Buma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buma lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buma misses with a series of wild punches.
Mitautas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mitautas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Buma lands a nice looking body shot.
Mitautas throws a head kick that Buma semi-blocks.
Buma connects with the punch.
Buma tries to bum rush Mitautas with a series of wild strikes but Mitautas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitautas throws a lazy body kick
and Buma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buma throws a right hand that Mitautas ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitautas also avoids with ease.
Buma misses with a looping left.
Buma throws a series of punches but Mitautas moves out of range.
Mitautas throws a head kick that Buma semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mitautas.
Buma throws a nice looking combination but Mitautas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buma lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mitautas takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitautas throws a leg kick which misses Buma's front leg but catches the back leg as Buma tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Mitautas.
Mitautas scores with a head kick. Buma tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Buma cracks Mitautas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Buma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitautas misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left and a right from Buma both land. Nice combination.
Buma lands a lovely overhand right.
That kick from Mitautas tenderised Buma's leg. Buma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Buma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitautas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Buma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mitautas tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitautas moves out of range of the leg kick from Buma.
Mitautas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buma.
Mitautas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Buma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitautas.
Mitautas throws a head kick but Buma moves out of range.
Buma misses with a few strikes there.
A good leg kick by Mitautas.
Buma lands a nice hook to Mitautas's body. Mitautas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mitautas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitautas slips a jab and a cross from Buma.
Buma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mitautas throws a leg kick but Buma sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mitautas throws a leg kick but Buma moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitautas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Buma misses with a body shot.
Mitautas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buma tries to bum rush Mitautas with a series of wild strikes but Mitautas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitautas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mitautas connects with a leg kick. Buma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Buma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Buma looks to land a left hand but Mitautas moved out of range nicely.
Mitautas looks to land a body kick but Buma moved away.
Buma throws a series of punches but Mitautas moves out of range.
Mitautas throws a head kick but Buma moves out of range.
Mitautas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Buma checks it well.
Mitautas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mitautas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitautas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Mitautas lands but Buma takes it in his stride.
Buma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mitautas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mitautas throws a sloppy head kick and Buma moves out of range easily.
Mitautas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Buma is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buma looks to land a right hand but Mitautas moved out of range.
Buma jabs Mitautas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Buma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mitautas thumps Buma with a low kick.
Buma throws the kick towards the body but Mitautas avoids it.
Buma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Buma tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitautas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Buma misses the jab.
Buma scores with a three punch combo!
Buma takes a swing at Mitautas's ribcage but misses.
Havas Mitautas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buma misses with a straight left.
Buma lands with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Buma. Those never looked like landing.
Mitautas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Buma is out of range.
Mitautas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Buma.
Mitautas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mitautas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mitautas blocks a head kick by Buma.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buma misses with a wild combination.
Mitautas pushes Buma away with a front kick.
Buma throws a series of punches but Mitautas avoids them all with ease.
Buma lands with a cross.
Buma on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mitautas can pounce on him.
Mitautas throws a solid leg kick but Buma takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mitautas.
Jacob Buma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Buma moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Buma misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buma scores with a hook.
Mitautas tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitautas misses with a low kick as Buma jumps back.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacob Buma.
Well Buma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Buma!
Jacob Buma bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.